Sponsor
Fondation Brocher
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The Brocher Foundation hosts, for 1 to 3-month residencies, researchers coming from all over the world, to write a book, articles, essays and/or PhD thesis in an outstanding and peaceful environment that stimulates concentration. The visiting researcher positions are an opportunity to meet other researchers from various disciplines and countries as well as experts from numerous International Organizations & Non Governmental Organizations based in Geneva, such as the WHO, WTO, WIPO, UNHCR, ILO, WMA, ICRC, and more.
The residencies afford all Researchers (from Ph.D. students to Professors) the opportunity to work at the Brocher Centre on projects about the ethical, legal and social implications of recent medical research and new technologies. Researchers can also apply with one or two other Researchers to work on a collaborative project.
Ethical, Legal & Social Implications of recent medical research and new medical technologies:
Bioethics, Medical Anthropology, Health Economics, Health Policy, Health Law, Philosophy of Medicine and Health, Medical Humanities, Social Science Perspectives on Health, Medical Ethics, History of medicine. Equitable access to medical care, Biobanks, Biosecurity and Dual-Use Dilemmas, Clinical Trials and Research on Human Subjects, Genetic testing and screening, Health Care Reform, Nanotechnology, Neglected diseases, Pandemic planning, Reproductive technology, Stem Cells and Cell Therapy, Organ transplantation, Telemedicine, Neurosciences, Synthetic Biology.
The final results of this call for proposals will be communicated by the end of April 2025 at the latest.